"woodwasp" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: woodwasps [plural]
Etymology: wood + wasp Etymology templates: {{compound|en|wood|wasp}} wood + wasp Head templates: {{en-noun}} woodwasp (plural woodwasps)
  1. Any of various not closely related insects of the suborder Symphyta (the sawflies, not true wasps), whose larvae are found in wood. Wikipedia link: Wood wasp Categories (lifeform): Sawflies and wood wasps Synonyms: wood wasp Derived forms: cedar wood wasp (english: Anaxyelidae) Related terms: Syntexis

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